Our new residential and teaching space on Walton Street for 2016 and beyond

Music at Cohen Quad

With the spring sunshine pouring onto the Cohen Quad site, it is easy to get a sense of how vibrant and light the new quadrangle is going to be. Katrina visited the site with Dr Jeremy Llewellyn, our Music Lecturer, who has been helping us to think about what type of piano will best suit the music practice room and, ultimately, in the auditorium.

The music practice room is situated towards the rear of the site, close to the auditorium and with south facing windows that (when the scaffolding is removed!) will fill the room with natural light. This is a far cry from the basement practice room on Turl Street which is situated next to the boiler and underneath Staircase 14!

Dr Jeremy Llewellyn inspects the music practice room

It’s likely that the best instrument will be a baby grand – if it will fit. Whatever instrument is chosen, we hope that it will attract students who want to play – for pleasure or for their degree – and who will then perhaps play for wider audiences in the auditorium!